"The human side of me was crushed," Jeremy Swayman said as the Bruins tried to pick up the post-deadline pieces.

BOSTON — After a day that saw the Bruins dump so many key parts of their lineup and their culture before the trade deadline on Friday, their short-term future is bleak and their long-term prospects are uncertain.

The Boston Bruins blew it up at the trade deadline.  Trent Frederic, Justin Brazeau, Charlie Coyle, Brandon Carlo and captain Brad Marchand were all shipped out

Charlie McAvoy didn’t need words to express how he felt about Brad Marchand’s departure from the Boston Bruins. On Friday, hours after the Bruins sent their longtime captain to the Florida Panthers in a trade deadline stunner,

Casey Mittelstadt was once a decorated high school athlete, and the next chapter of his hockey journey will take place in Boston.

The Colorado Avalanche continued their aggressive NHL trade deadline by acquiring longtime Bruins center Charlie Coyle on Friday, the clubs announced, in a deal that sent veteran center Casey Mittelstadt and prospect Will Zellers over to Boston.

While GM Don Sweeney may have angered some fans with his trade of captain Brad Marchand, team CEO Charlie Jacobs threw his support behind his hockey operations and the retool/rebuild that Sweeney initiated on Friday with the trades of Marchand, Charlie Coyle and Brandon Carlo.